Information about #538AC1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#538AC1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 138, 193) — 32.5% red, 54.1% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 22 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#538AC1 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Havelock Blue (#5784C1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Danube (#5B89C0) and Subzero (#5B8DBD).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 138, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #538AC1: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #538AC1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#538AC1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#538AC1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538AC1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538AC1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538AC1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#538AC1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #538AC1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

#538AC1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538AC1
  • RGB83, 138, 193
  • CMYK43, 22, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(83, 138, 193)
  • HSL210°, 47%, 54%
  • HSL Precise210°, 47.009%, 54.118%
  • HSV210°, 57%, 76%
  • HSB210°, 57%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.541, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.541, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.541, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538AC1
  • DECIMAL ID5475009
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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